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$3.3B Tyson beef plant shuts down—3,200 jobs and 5% of US beef supply gone

When Tyson Foods announced the permanent shutdown of its sprawling Lexington, Nebraska beef processing complex on November 21 ...
Norfolk Daily NewsOpinion

Norfolk’s experience in 2006 with packing plant closing may benefit Lexington

U.S. Rep. Mike Flood of Norfolk provided a pertinent history lesson late last year when he reminded Nebraskans of the impact ...
AgWeb

Tyson’s Lexington Beef Plant Shutters Early: No Shifts Scheduled This Week

In November, Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Lexington processing plant on Jan. 20. The announcement shocked the beef industry and specifically the town of Lexington, Neb. A ...
Food Processing

Better For Butchery Begins Operations With Princeton, Kentucky, Plant

With a USDA grant, the processing and fulfillment facility - and newly launched company - will sell small-rancher beef across ...
KLKN-TV

Tyson Foods beef-processing plant in Lexington officially closes it doors

LEXINGTON, Neb. (KLKN) — It’s a day more than 3,000 workers in Lexington have been dreading: they’re out of a job. The Tyson ...
The Fence Post

Economic impacts of the Tyson beef plant closure in Lexington, Neb.

On Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, Tyson Foods announced it would permanently close its beef processing facility in Lexington, Neb., ...
Beef Magazine

Schumer urges Rollins to block Tyson beef plant closure

Senator claims USDA has authority under PSA to prevent Nebraska beef processing facility closure so as to preserve competition and stop beef price surge.